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HMS Echo (1758) (1st)
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Echo was a sixth
rate, 24-gun, ship. Originally French, captured May-1758 at Louisburg, Cape Breton Island, 118ft long, 32ft 6in wide and of 539 tons builders measurement, Armed with 24 x 9pdr guns. Took part in operations at Quebec 1759 and Martinique 1762. Returned to the UK 1763 and laid up in ordinary (reserve). Sold 05-Jun-1770. Won the Battle Honours: Quebec 1759, Martinique 1762 and Havana 1762.
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